Mac Divot

{{Infobox Comic strip

|title=Mac Divot

|status= Concluded

|genre=Sport

|first=April 18, 1955

|last= 1975}}

Mac Divot was an American syndicated comic strip written by Jordan Lanski and drawn by Mel Keefer, and distributed by Chicago Tribune Syndicate.

History

The strip was originally called Links Driver, and debuted in Chicago Tribune on 18 April 1955. It features the realistic sport adventures of golf champion Sandy Mac Divot, which was modelled over golfer Gene Littler, who had been Lanski's real-life friend and schoolmate.{{Cite news |last=Trinkle |first=Jim |date=26 January 1978 |title=On tour with Sandy |page=37 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/633180074 |access-date=17 February 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}

It ended in 1975 when Lanski left the comics industry to work in advertising.{{Cite news |last=Cullenward |first=Nelson |date=4 November 1980 |title=Golf tournament bows to tv schedule |language=en |page=54 |work=San Francisco Examiner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/461106974 |access-date=17 February 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}} The strip has been published internationally in over 100 newspapers, including in Europe, Japan and Australia.{{cite book |last1=Romero|first1=David |title=Directory of American portrait artists |date=1985 |publisher=Huntington Harbour - American Portrait Society |pages=113–4}}

While golf seldom appeared in previous comic strips, Mac Divot is regarded as the first comic strip having golf as a main theme.{{cite book |last1=Barkow |first1=Al |title=Golf's All-Time Firsts, Mosts, Leasts, and a Few Nevers |date=2012 |publisher=Taylor Trade Publications |isbn=978-1-58979-676-8 |page=98 |language=en}}

References

External links

[https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-mac-divot-comic-strip/152854129/ Example "Mac Divot" strip] at Newspapers.com

Category:1955 comics debuts

Category:1975 comics endings

Category:American comic strips

Category:Sports comics

Category:Comic strips syndicated by Tribune Content Agency